★★★☆☆
(Horror) A meme based on a spectacularly bad movie takes a dark turn as people start maiming themselves online. (5,883 words; Time: 19m)
"The DEATH/GRIP Challenge," by Johnny Compton [bio] (edited by Vanessa Rose Phin), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 05/18/20, published on May 18, 2020.
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Review: 2020.303 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The story does a good job with Alicia’s character. Narration is transparent throughout.
Con: The only speculative element in the entire story is that the fingers of the glove curl over at the end. That’s it. If we assume that had some other explanation, this would be mainstream horror.
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Pro: The story does a good job with Alicia’s character. Narration is transparent throughout.
Con: The only speculative element in the entire story is that the fingers of the glove curl over at the end. That’s it. If we assume that had some other explanation, this would be mainstream horror.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Johnny Compton Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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